Sir Archy | |
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Sire | Diomed GB |
Grandsire | Florizel GB |
Dam | Castianira GB |
Damsire | Rockingham GB |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1805 |
Country | United States (Virginia) |
Colour | Dark Bay |
Breeder | Capt. Archibald Randolph Col. John Tayloe III |
Owner | Ralph Wormely VI Col. William R. Johnson at 3 |
Trainer | Thomas Larkin Arthur Taylor |
Record | 21 Starts: 18–2–1 |
Earnings | Unknown |
Major wins | |
Post Stakes (1809) Jockey Club Purse, Fairfield (1809) Jockey Club Purse, Petersburg (1809) Match race with the splendid four-miler, Blank (1809) | |
Honours | |
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1955) | |
Last updated on December 19, 2007 |
Sir Archy (or Archy, Archie, or Sir Archie;[1] 1805–1833) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse considered one of the best racehorses of his time and later one of the most important sires in American history. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1955.